$10,000 for Civic Projects! Application Open!

 

Dear Students, Happy New Year! On January 1st, the Bill of Rights Institute, a leader in civic education for over 20 years, launched our new national civics contest, MyImpact Challenge. This contest is for students and teachers who are making an impact with citizenship projects in their communities. The contest will award $40,000 in total prizes, including a $10,000 student Grand Prize and teacher prizes! Applications must be submitted by May 16th, 2022.

GET FULL PROGRAM DETAILS HERE Students Need To:  Align their project with constitutional principles. Submit evidence of how the project impacted their community The Bill of Rights Institute supports students with: Activities that explore the connections between: Citizenship Charity Entrepreneurship Design Thinking Live webinars with other students and community leaders. Support staff to help along the way. DOWNLOAD THE FLYER I envision this contest being an easy add-on to existing civic club activities, service-learning courses, and student capstone projects. I hope that you will spread the word about this contest to your students and your community and encourage students to submit their projects. In addition to student prizes, we will be awarding prize money to the teacher of the grand prize winner, the teacher with the most valid student entries, and the first 20 teachers who have 10 or more valid entries. You can find the full prize structure on our website. Please reach out if you have any questions or want to discuss this project with me in more detail.  Warmly, Rachel Davison Humphries Director of Outreach Bill of Rights Institute